- CYBER SECURITY: 9,859 cyber security incidents were reported to the CERT in 1999, up
---% from 3,734 in 1998. 4,266 incidents were reported in the first quarter of 2000 alone.
(Carnegie Melon’s CERT, Apr.
2000).
- COST OF SECURITY ATTACKS: Computer security attacks were costly in 1999 with total
losses adding up to more than $265 million, according to an annual survey conducted by the
(FBI and the Computer Security Institute,
Mar. 2000).
- INTERNET BUSINESS: 61% said that concern over the rising number of cybercrimes makes
them less likely to do business over the Internet (Information
Technology Association of America, June 2000).
- ENCRYPTION RESTRICTIONS DRIVE SECURITY COMMERCE OFF-SHORE: Hush Communications Corp.
moved the bulk of its operations from Austin, Texas to Dublin, Ireland, to escape U.S.
export law restrictions on very strong (1,024 bit) Web-based encryption services. (Knight
Ridder/Tribune Business News, May 17, 2000).
- COMPUTER VIRUSES: More than 45,000 viruses infect PCs running the Windows operating
system worldwide, 35 viruses infect the Macintosh and 4-5 infect Unix-based computers. (USA Today / Center for Education
and Research in Information Assurance and Security, June 2000).
- LOVE BUG VIRUS: At least 600,000 computers were affected by the Love Bug computer virus,
causing an estimated $2.5 billion in damage. (Angus Reid, 2000).
- CYBER SECURITY BUSINESS: The business of protecting corporate computer assets &
information will be worth (NUA/TechServer,
Apr. 1999).
- 2001 -- $1.3 billion.
- 2005 -- $50 billion.
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- PLEASE BE ADVISED:
- Research organizations differ
on many measurements and predictions. Cisco Systems cannot
verify the accuracy of all of the findings. We include
all credible information to offer a glimpse into the range
of estimates and predictions.
- Abbreviations / acronyms
used herein are defined and explained more fully in the
issue briefs available at Cisco’s public policy page.
Most common acronyms include DSL (digital subscriber line
service, which is high speed Internet access over telephone
lines); WAN (wide area network connections link different
organizations such as schools across a region); LAN (local
area network connections link computers within an organization)
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